Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2022-04-19

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 19
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
46 vs last sale 333 133 vs year ago 154 · +86.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
77 vs last sale 104 1 vs year ago 28 · 3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
93 vs last sale 111 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 7.00 - 16.00 lower on a meager test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.80/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$157.80
126 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.01
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529163.4086477
Medium and Large 2480152.8473433
Medium and Large 3432141.0760916thin
One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale126 hd
157.80
AR average8 barns · 1,027 hd
152.79
+5.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,505103.001,5501thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10074.5882128

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added604161.36/cwt159.00–163.0097511
HeifersMedium and Large 1425174.45/cwt166.00–177.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 3423144.23/cwt140.00–148.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 2638132.01/cwt130.00–134.008422
HeifersMedium and Large 2466153.15/cwt151.00–156.007145
SteersMedium and Large 2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
SteersMedium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
SteersMedium and Large 2405164.50/cwt161.00–168.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 1574158.77/cwt155.00–164.0091116
HeifersMedium and Large 2573145.12/cwt136.00–151.008328
HeifersMedium and Large 2521146.85/cwt139.00–154.007655
SteersMedium and Large 2518146.78/cwt140.00–150.007603
SteersMedium and Large 1763136.61/cwt131.00–144.001,0423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2597156.00/cwt156.00–156.009313
HeifersMedium and Large 1474168.55/cwt163.00–174.0079918
HeifersMedium and Large 1730126.00/cwt126.00–126.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 1685146.72/cwt140.00–149.001,0054
SteersMedium and Large 1518171.79/cwt168.00–174.008904
SteersMedium and Large 1345192.00/cwt192.00–192.006621
SteersMedium and Large 1471177.24/cwt170.00–187.008356
SteersMedium and Large 3460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
SteersMedium and Large 3615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1416185.10/cwt182.00–193.007708
SteersMedium and Large 1663147.48/cwt146.00–149.009782
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added455167.00/cwt167.00–167.007601
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added646167.13/cwt162.00–169.001,08011
SteersMedium and Large 2375167.21/cwt160.00–176.006273
SteersMedium and Large 2303181.46/cwt177.00–186.005502
SteersMedium and Large 1713142.02/cwt141.00–143.001,0132
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added674158.88/cwt155.00–162.001,0719
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added516182.00/cwt178.00–194.009395
SteersMedium and Large 1628152.91/cwt147.00–160.009604
SteersMedium and Large 1380190.02/cwt186.00–193.007225
SteersMedium and Large 1568163.65/cwt155.00–170.009305
BullsMedium and Large 1525169.91/cwt167.00–173.008922
BullsMedium and Large 1805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
BullsMedium and Large 1368183.21/cwt178.00–186.006744
BullsMedium and Large 1612149.98/cwt148.00–153.009183
BullsMedium and Large 1431179.70/cwt178.00–180.007757
BullsMedium and Large 1481178.06/cwt173.00–188.008564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04567.00/cwt67.00–67.007001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21084.59/cwt81.00–88.001,02415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04174.57/cwt70.00–79.007767
CowsBoner 80-85%91350.61/cwt47.00–54.004622
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83343.06/cwt40.00–49.003593
Bulls1,505103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29386.44/cwt86.00–87.001,1182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07090.00/cwt90.00–90.009631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08589.00/cwt89.00–89.009661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2847111.58/cwt92.00–123.009455
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00890.71/cwt89.00–93.009142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,4101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2860550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,7301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18597.26/cwt89.00–118.001,1533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,28593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1951
BullsMedium and Large 3500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006851
BullsMedium and Large 1333185.97/cwt183.00–188.006194
BullsMedium and Large 3440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
BullsMedium and Large 3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
BullsMedium and Large 2332178.20/cwt174.00–186.005923
BullsMedium and Large 2485161.39/cwt156.00–167.007832
BullsMedium and Large 2445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
BullsMedium and Large 2535153.00/cwt153.00–153.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1613153.01/cwt150.00–156.009382
HeifersMedium and Large 1890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1529162.45/cwt154.00–167.008598
HeifersMedium and Large 2415156.00/cwt156.00–156.006471
HeifersMedium and Large 3464142.70/cwt139.00–145.006624
HeifersMedium and Large 3325145.54/cwt136.00–151.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 3620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 3590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 3540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 1380174.79/cwt172.00–177.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 2367160.55/cwt155.00–166.005893
HeifersMedium and Large 2327161.18/cwt155.00–166.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 3353145.35/cwt141.00–149.005133
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added423165.23/cwt160.00–171.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added375172.99/cwt172.00–174.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added535156.00/cwt156.00–156.008351

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.